1997 Seibu Lions Roster
Team Record: 76-56
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yutaka Sudo (0-0), Osamu Higashio (0-0)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1997 season with a record of 76 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions topped the league with 656 runs. Seibu surrendered 554 runs. Domingo Martínez walloped 31 home runs for the squad, while Ken Suzuki swatted 15 or more, too. Domingo Martínez recorded 108 runs batted in. Ken Suzuki led all regular batters with a .312 average. Fumiya Nishiguchi paced the team with 15 wins, and Tetsuya Shiozaki registered a 2.9 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1997 Seibu Lions who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rudy Pemberton, Domingo Martínez, Kazuo Matsui and Brian Givens.
Yutaka Sudo and Osamu Higashio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinji Ando | L | R | September 2, 1970 | 5'10" | 158 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Brian Givens | R | L | November 6, 1965 | 6'6" | 220 | Lompoc, CA US |
| Kazuya Harai | R | R | June 17, 1968 | 5'8" | 154 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Takehiro Hashimoto | L | L | September 18, 1964 | 5'6" | 162 | Kamikita-gun, Aomori JP |
| Nariyuki Imakurusu | R | R | May 10, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Ishii | R | R | August 25, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Ayase, Kanagawa JP |
| Takehiro Ishii | R | R | October 25, 1964 | 6'1" | 193 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Taigen Kaku | March 20, 1962 | |||||
| Yoshiaki Kanemura | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshitaka Katori | R | R | March 10, 1957 | 5'8" | 171 | Gomi-gun, Kochi JP |
| Yusuke Kawada | L | R | December 22, 1967 | 5'9" | 167 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Satoshi Kuroda | R | R | January 11, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Domingo Martínez | R | R | August 4, 1965 | 6'2" | 215 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Katsuhiko Miyaji | L | L | August 28, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Shinji Mori | L | R | September 12, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hiroshi Narahara | R | R | May 16, 1968 | 5'6" | 143 | Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Fumiya Nishiguchi | R | R | September 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Susumu Otomo | L | L | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Taga-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Koji Otsuka | S | R | August 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tatsuya Ozeki | L | L | July 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Rudy Pemberton | R | R | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Makoto Sasaki | L | L | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Masaji Shimizu | R | R | July 7, 1964 | 5'8" | 154 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Hiroshi Shintani | R | R | July 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tetsuya Shiozaki | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Kento Sugiyama | L | L | December 12, 1968 | 5'8" | 187 | Numazu, Shizuoka JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Hiroyuki Takagi | L | R | October 14, 1972 | 5'8" | 150 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Taisei Takagi | L | R | December 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 173 | Hachioji, Tokyo JP |
| Jun Takeshita | L | L | July 12, 1969 | 6'1" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Norio Tanabe | R | R | May 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 172 | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi JP |
| Shinji Taninaka | R | R | May 15, 1973 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Seiji Tomashino | R | R | June 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Hisaki Tomioka | L | L | May 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 171 | Yoshii, Gunma JP |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa JP |
| Kiyoshi Toyoda | R | R | February 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Hiroaki Ueda | S | R | April 30, 1969 | 6'0" | 170 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Hisanobu Watanabe | R | R | August 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 167 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Bob Wishnevski | R | R | January 2, 1967 | 6'1" | 215 | Hammond, IN US |
| Jun Yamada | R | R | August 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 202 | Niiza, Saitama JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
